diff --git a/sopel/coretasks.py b/sopel/coretasks.py
index af224959a7..9ef60ea6ea 100644
--- a/sopel/coretasks.py
+++ b/sopel/coretasks.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ def handle_names(bot, trigger):
         "@": sopel.module.OP,
         "&": sopel.module.ADMIN,
         "~": sopel.module.OWNER,
+        "!": sopel.module.OPER,
     }
 
     for name in names:
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ def track_modes(bot, trigger):
         "o": sopel.module.OP,
         "a": sopel.module.ADMIN,
         "q": sopel.module.OWNER,
+        "y": sopel.module.OPER,
     }
 
     # Parse modes before doing anything else
@@ -759,7 +761,7 @@ def recv_whox(bot, trigger):
         return LOGGER.warning('While populating `bot.accounts` a WHO response was malformed.')
     _, _, channel, user, host, nick, status, account = trigger.args
     away = 'G' in status
-    modes = ''.join([c for c in status if c in '~&@%+'])
+    modes = ''.join([c for c in status if c in '~&@%+!'])
     _record_who(bot, channel, user, host, nick, account, away, modes)
 
 
@@ -789,6 +791,7 @@ def _record_who(bot, channel, user, host, nick, account=None, away=None, modes=N
             "@": sopel.module.OP,
             "&": sopel.module.ADMIN,
             "~": sopel.module.OWNER,
+            "!": sopel.module.OPER,
         }
         for c in modes:
             priv = priv | mapping[c]
@@ -806,7 +809,7 @@ def _record_who(bot, channel, user, host, nick, account=None, away=None, modes=N
 @sopel.module.unblockable
 def recv_who(bot, trigger):
     channel, user, host, _, nick, status = trigger.args[1:7]
-    modes = ''.join([c for c in status if c in '~&@%+'])
+    modes = ''.join([c for c in status if c in '~&@%+!'])
     _record_who(bot, channel, user, host, nick, modes=modes)
 
 
diff --git a/sopel/module.py b/sopel/module.py
index aff8b60b89..18f030be85 100644
--- a/sopel/module.py
+++ b/sopel/module.py
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@
 .. versionadded:: 4.1
 """
 
+OPER = 32
+"""Privilege level for the +y channel permission
+Note: Sopel does not track OPER status except through the +y channel mode
+
+.. versionadded:: 7.0.0
+"""
+
 
 def unblockable(function):
     """Decorator which exempts the function from nickname and hostname blocking.